Chapter 75, 40 verses
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu
Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu
Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
But man would fain deny what is before him.
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
So when the sight becomes dazed,
Faitha bariqa albasaru
But when sight is confounded
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
And the moon becomes dark,
Wakhasafa alqamaru
And the moon is eclipsed
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
And sun and moon are united,
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
Kalla la wazara
Alas! No refuge!
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Though he puts forth his excuses.
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
Although he tender his excuses.
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi
Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu
Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Nay! But you love the present life,
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
And neglect the hereafter.
Watatharoona alakhirata
And neglect the Hereafter.
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
That day will faces be resplendent,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
Looking to their Lord.
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
Looking toward their Lord;
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
And that day will other faces be despondent,
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
Waqeela man raqin
And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
Wathanna annahu alfiraqu
And he knoweth that it is the parting;
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
And affliction is combined with affliction;
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
And agony is heaped on agony;
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
Fala saddaqa wala salla
For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
But he denied and flouted.
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
Then went he to his folk with glee.
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
Awla laka faawla
Nearer unto thee and nearer,
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
Thumma awla laka faawla
Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna
Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa
Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
And made of him a pair, the male and female.
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
Is not He able to give life to the dead?
Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta
Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life ?
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?